Last Top Stories: Head start the best bet for Bendigo Cup and Spring Racing Carnival

Head start the best bet for Bendigo Cup and Spring Racing Carnival

Mary Solway from Bendigo's Hat Shop on High Street says this year, more than ever, anything goes. There's no one style, nor one "it" colour. "It used to be bigger is better," Ms Solway explains. "Hats went out a bit a few years back and then hatinators ... >> view original

Bendigo council faces stoush over looming Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre demolition

Crews are preparing to demolish a community centre in Bendigo, despite continued protests against the move. Equipment arrived yesterday at the Kangaroo Flat Leisure Centre, which will be pulled down and replaced with a $30 million indoor swimming pool ... >> view original

Stage and screen in Bendigo

Bendigo has had a long and continuing love affair with the stage and screen. An exhibition at the Post Office Gallery celebrates the city's theatrical traditions and our evolving history of producing, participating in and viewing film and theatre since ... >> view original

Bendigo Spirit score big home win against WNBL new girls Perth Lynx

Bendigo Spirit opened their home account with an impressive 81-65 win over Perth Lynx at Bendigo Stadium on Sunday. The Spirit have a substantially different team to last year but under new coach Simon Pritchard, and in front of a bumper crowd of 1708, ... >> view original

Great Barrier Reef toxic paint with banned substance will cost $50m to remove

Toxic paint remains on the Great Barrier Reef since Shen Neng 1 crashed there five years ago. Photo: Handout. Toxic paint remains on Great Barrier Reef five years after oil tanker crash. The highly toxic paint still on the Great Barrier Reef five years ... >> view original

Revenge is sweet for Australian scientist Kang Liang after burglary

It's a storyline straight out of CSI Australia. A young scientist has his home broken into but police can't find any fingerprints at the scene. Rather than give up in despair, Dr Kang Liang uses his awesome science powers to develop a new technique ... >> view original

Leaders of the IMF, World Bank and Germany's Angela Merkel call for price on ...

Global leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the heads of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank have called on countries and companies to put a price on carbon to speed up efforts to fight climate change. In what has been ... >> view original

Campaign to Stop Killer Robots warns UN of threat 'a few years away'

A 2013 photo shows a mock “killer robot” pictured in central London. Photograph: Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images. Alan Yuhas at the UN. @alanyuhas. Tuesday 20 October 2015 18.07 EDT Last modified on Tuesday 20 October 2015 18.40 EDT. Share on ... >> view original

Antarctic algae under the microscope in Southern Ocean research program

How algae grows under sea ice and the implications for marine food chains is one of the areas of research in the latest Antarctic expedition. Final preparations are underway in Hobart for the beginning of Australia's Antarctic summer season. The Aurora ... >> view original

Comet 'sun' shower could imperil earth

Earth could be in danger as the sun's journey through the galaxy dislodges comets and sends them flying between the planets, research suggests. Scientists have identified a 26 million-year cycle of meteor impacts that coincides with the timing of mass ... >> view original